alphabetical

• Qui concerne l'ordre des lettres dans l'alphabet, ou qui est disposé selon cet ordre.

Relating to or arranged according to the order of the letters in an alphabet.

1. Relating to an alphabetB1formal

   Pertaining to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet.

   Relatif à l'alphabet

   • The ancient script was not alphabetical but pictographic.
   • Alphabetical writing systems are used by most modern languages.
   • The study compared alphabetical and syllabic scripts.

   Synonymesabecedarianalphabetic

2. Arranged in alphabet orderA2formal

   Organized according to the standard sequence of letters in an alphabet.

   Par ordre alphabétique

   • The dictionary lists words in alphabetical order.
   • Please file these documents in alphabetical sequence.
   • The index is arranged alphabetically by author's last name.

   Synonymesalphabeticalphabetizedlexicographic